After years of decline, glaciers in Norway are again growing, reports the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). The actual magnitude of the growth, which appears to have begun over the last two years, has not yet been quantified, says NVE Senior Engineer Hallgeir Elvehøy.

The flow rate of many glaciers has also declined. Glacier flow ultimately acts to reduce accumulation, as the ice moves to lower, warmer elevations.

The original trend had been fairly rapid decline since the year 2000.

The developments were originally reported by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).

DailyTech has previously reported on the growth in Alaskan glaciers, reversing a 250-year trend of loss. Some glaciers in Canada, California, and New Zealand are also growing, as the result of both colder temperatures and increased snowfall.

Ed Josberger, a glaciologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, says the growth is "a bit of an anomaly", but not to be unexpected.

Despite the recent growth, most glaciers in the nation are still smaller than they were in 1982. However, Elvehøy says that the glaciers were even smaller during the 'Medieval Warm Period' of the Viking Era, prior to around the year 1350.

Not all Norwegian glaciers appear to be affected, most notably those in the Jotenheimen region of Southern Norway.

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It seems that your reading skills aren't up to the task:- First, I didn't want to imply that this hot November here in Argentina is in anyway proof of AGW. If you read that sentence again you'll find a little amount of sarcasm ("... in other unrelated news...".- Second, if you even bother to read the links (use an online translation service if you aren't fluent in Spanish) you'll know that this is the hottest November using reliable records. Some excerpts:-"Con su máxima media de 31,4 grados hasta anteayer, este noviembre es el más caluroso del que tiene registro el Servicio Meteorológico, que elabora series de esos valores desde 1935, es decir, desde hace 73 años.""With an average high of 31.4 ºC until yesterday (11/26), this November is the hottest (1.8 ºC more than the previous record and 4.7 ºC more than the "normal" average high) on the records kept by the National Weather Service, which began keeping records since 1935, 73 years ago"

According to my translator, that page just says the city itself set a record, not an entire region of the country. It's also a very fast growing city, which means temperatures are going to go up anyway, with or without global warming. All that extra black pavement and dark rooftops make for rising temperatures.

quote: According to my translator, that page just says the city itself set a record, not an entire region of the country.

I only posted two examples (a blog referencing Buenos Aires and the online version of Rosario's main newspaper). Both cities are a mere example of a phenomenon which affected vast areas.

quote: It's also a very fast growing city, which means temperatures are going to go up anyway, with or without global warming. All that extra black pavement and dark rooftops make for rising temperatures.